Monday, May 4th. Day 124 of 2016
It’s Orange Juice Day, Star Wars Day and Firefighters Day
1904: Construction of the Panama Canal begins
1932: Al Capone begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion
1953: Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea
1959: The 1st Grammy Awards are held
1970: The Ohio National Guard, sent to Kent State University opens fire killing four unarmed students and wounding nine others during a Vietnam War protest
1979: Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1989: Former White House aide Oliver North is convicted of three crimes and acquitted of nine other charges; the convictions are later overturned on appeal
1998: A federal judge gives “Unabomber” Theodore Kaczynski four life sentences plus 30 years after Kaczynski accepts a plea agreement sparing him from the death penalty
News: Home destroyed by fire In Alexander County…Burn Ban lifted but Water Conservation measures are now mandatory…Alexander County man jailed after pointing firearm at Deputies…Taylorsville man arrested on assault charges again…Statesville man busted on Alexander County drug charges…Man causes stir with grenade at Hudson WalMart on Friday
Weather: Sunny and warm today !
Sports: South rallies to beat Lady Cougars and take Tournament Title Friday night…Playoff pairings will be released today, Cougar Baseball could the West #1 seed…Canes up 1-0 host Philly tonight…Two game VII’s on Sunday in NBA…Chase Elliott wins in Texas…Braves are 25-10
Happy Birthday: George F. Will, Pia Zadora, Randy Travis, Will Arnett, Dawn Staley, Erin Andrews, Lance Bass, Rory McIlroy
Timmy is back in the deep https://apnews.com/video/humpback-whale-stranded-off-german-coast-for-weeks-swims-to-freedom-d5d018c6fcca4995b8ef790aaf1483dd
Word of the Day: donnybrook [don-ee-brook] a wild fight or contentious dispute; brawl; free-for-all. The Donnybrook Fair was an annual event held in Donnybrook, Ireland-from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The fair was legendary for the number of hasty marriages performed during the week following it, and, most of all, for the frequent brawls that erupted throughout it. The event was abolished in 1855, but not before its name had become a generic term for a free-for-all.
Quote of the Day: “Indecision may or may not be my problem.”… Jimmy Buffett